The Board has granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 20 percent since September 19, 2011, and left knee strain with arthralgia is rated at 10 percent overall.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran has a current migraine headache disorder which was chronic in service. The low back disability manifested symptoms including localized tenderness not resulting in an abnormal gait or spinal contour, and left knee strain with arthralgia is a residual symptom stemming from the left knee strain.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447800
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the severity of her migraine headache disorder, specifically without considering the ameliorative effects of medications from previous VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error in obtaining missing service treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain these records and conduct any necessary development, including VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in multiple conditions have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.
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